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Gabe G. criminal liability of a tenant causing damage?
29 October 2018 | 8 replies

I have seen a state or two that has laws on the book, for a criminal offense, if i a tenant intentionally destroys a landlords property. These would not just be normal "damage" that could be seen as an accident, this ...

Luz F. After I received deposit I discover criminal background.
18 March 2008 | 4 replies

After meeting with many prospective tenants I decide on a middle age couple and their son. When I said I would run a credit check he let me know about troubles with IRS and child support but it seems to be way in the...

Mary Paras Cleveland Criminal Complaint for High Grass and Weeds
28 July 2021 | 41 replies

Hi, I got a "criminal complaint" (misdemeanor) from Cleveland Municipal court because my property in Cleveland has "High Grass and Weeds".I pleaded Not Guilty because the PM confirms it is the tenant's responsibility,...

Jennifer MacDonald Criminal background clean but has a recent arrest
2 May 2017 | 9 replies

Potential renter with clean criminal background report but googling the person resulted in an arrest for domestic violence by strangulation 6 months ago and an arrest for lewd/lascviousness 10 years ago.   Yes or no t...

Andrew S. Criminal Background Screening against fair housing act? REALLY?
17 July 2015 | 10 replies

I had a conversation with a PM (large local firm) yesterday and was told that they can no longer conduct criminal background checks on prospective tenants, because "fair housing and anti discrimination rules prohibit ...

Bevla Reeves Worried about Tenants and Criminal Behavior in Arizona?
15 August 2019 | 0 replies

You can screen tenants for criminal backgrounds, but you may be able to protect yourself from possible future criminal behavior by your tenants.
Have your tenants sign this addendum:
NOTIFICATION OF ENFORCEMENT OF C...

Filipe Pereira URGENT: Proposal to seal CRIMINAL & EVICTION records
6 March 2021 | 4 replies

Yes, this is just a proposed bill right now, but that's where everything starts. Let's not let things get out of hand. You can EMAIL your testimony. Get it done, please. It's that easy. Let's keep CT the most landlord...

Aaron Yoder Tenant falsified app. Criminal record found after contract.
18 March 2019 | 11 replies

BP Community, I recently signed a lease with a tenant in Virginia, only to find out after the fact that they provided false info on their application, and that they have a criminal record. The criminal record was inte...

Nidal Daraiseh Running a Background Check on myself (Criminal / Credit)
11 October 2019 | 2 replies

Hello - as part of possibly investing together a few of us are doing background checks on ourselves and sharing it. I'm looking to do a background check on myself that addresses credit history and criminal check. Any ...

Jacob Beg Criminal/Civil Background Checks on GC/Project Managers
2 June 2022 | 1 reply

I have been struggling to find a GC for the budget I had in mind. There was a degree of complacency on my part due to familial circumstances and that the property is out of state and I was overly hesitant to be done o...